58. TWO THOUSAND MANIACS
58. TWO THOUSAND MANIACS
(1964)
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Legendary B-movie director Herschell Gordon Lewis (aka "The Godfather of Gore") has said that this tale of Confederate retribution is the favorite of all of his cinematic crimes. I'm quite fond of it as well. Now, old H.G. never had much of a budget on any of his ventures but, in a series of around 8 movies made between 1963 and 1973, he sure did have a lot of fake blood and butcher shop animal parts. It all started with "Blood Feast" (1963) and reached dizzying heights of bad taste with "The Wizard of Gore" (1970) and "The Gore-Gore Girls" (1972). But number 58 on our list is our immediate concern and it's one hundred proof poorly acted redneck horror! Warning, if you haven't seen "Two Thousand Maniacs", I'm fixing to lay down a big spoiler. What you get in this movie is a little town called Pleasant Valley with it's own scary little bluegrass trio called the Pleasant Valley Boys, and they are celebrating a centennial whose festivities include murdering unsuspecting Yankees by axe chopping, some old fashioned drawn and quartered torso twisting, a bloody barrel roll and a bone crushing falling rock (in that order). "Such a strange little affair, it's almost like Halloween..."
(1964)
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Legendary B-movie director Herschell Gordon Lewis (aka "The Godfather of Gore") has said that this tale of Confederate retribution is the favorite of all of his cinematic crimes. I'm quite fond of it as well. Now, old H.G. never had much of a budget on any of his ventures but, in a series of around 8 movies made between 1963 and 1973, he sure did have a lot of fake blood and butcher shop animal parts. It all started with "Blood Feast" (1963) and reached dizzying heights of bad taste with "The Wizard of Gore" (1970) and "The Gore-Gore Girls" (1972). But number 58 on our list is our immediate concern and it's one hundred proof poorly acted redneck horror! Warning, if you haven't seen "Two Thousand Maniacs", I'm fixing to lay down a big spoiler. What you get in this movie is a little town called Pleasant Valley with it's own scary little bluegrass trio called the Pleasant Valley Boys, and they are celebrating a centennial whose festivities include murdering unsuspecting Yankees by axe chopping, some old fashioned drawn and quartered torso twisting, a bloody barrel roll and a bone crushing falling rock (in that order). "Such a strange little affair, it's almost like Halloween..."
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